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The QC, Vol. 94, No. 12 • November 29, 2007

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The Voice of Whittier.College Since 1914
Quaker Campus
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Issue 12-Volume 94
QC@WHITTIER.EDU
An inside look at the
A column by
Justin Velasco
QC Editor in Chief
Trudging through the mounds of
-dirt and carefully stepping over steal
beams and wood boards, A&E Co-Editor Meiisa Miller and I were granted
. a tour of the construction site for the
' new Campus Center.
Sporting our blue construction
lard hats. Project Manager Lori
foodeock and Director of Student
Activities Barny Peake first walked us
to Building A. the old Campus Center.
Along side the building we had to
watch our step. A grease interceptor,
used to collect all the waste from the
kitchen sinks, reveals the tip of itself,
while the rest is buried 15 feet deep
in the old parking lot.
The construction team had to
spend time cleaning the tank. Woodcock noted that at some military
bases, privates are forced to clean
the interceptors as a form of punishment. Jokingly, Peake quirked, "We
are thinking about that [for] student
discipline."
Walking inside the hallowed Spot
it was hard to visualize theold arrangements. "We left nothing." Woodcock
said.
The Club is semi-recognizable, still
containing its bland tile floor that wi
remain. Air conditioning ducks hang
low, but Woodcock plans to move then-
higher. Peake said, "[The Club is] the
only area that will remain the Same."
However, Woodcock believes
CONSTRUCTION, pag
The new Campus Center building will house The Spot, the bookstore, OSA, a new student lounge and an outdoor patio.
PHOTO BY MELISSA MILLER / QC A&E EDITOR
Addezio, Strauss compete for ASWC President
Josh Wood
QC News Co-Editor
Students will vote for new leaders of the Council of Representatives
on Thursday, Nov. 29 and Friday,
Nov. 30. Juniors Steve Addezio and
Dan Strauss are running for ASWC
President while junior Jacob Genzuk
and sophomore Caroline Cox are
running unopposed for Vice President
and Director of Campus Relations,
respectively.
Current ASWC Vice President,
Addezio, running on a ticket with
Genzuk and Cox, feels that he has
the experience necessary to take over
Steinbaugh's position as President.
"I've been on student government
every semester I' ve been at Whittier,"
Addezio said. "Based on what I've
learned and seen in my time on COR,
I've gained insight to know what I
can change. I feel well-qualified and
ambitious."
Addezio decided to run on a ticket
with Genzuk and Cox because of
their group dynamic and trust of each
other . "When you run a campaign
with somebody you already had that
dynamic going into the transition
period," Addezio said. "[Genzuk and
Cox] are dedicated and smart and
I find them to be trustworthy. I've
worked with them before. I feel I can
trust them to do their job well."
This year Addezio worked with
Steinbaugh on the Student Bill of
Rights, which he plans to continue
if he is elected. Addezio also plans
to reform the structure of COR. "I'd
like to undertake a very large, broad,
structural reform of the student
government at every level because
a lot of things with the system don't
work," Addezio said.
Strauss, currently ASWC Mem-
ber-at-Large, wants to strengthen the
student/administration connection.
"I think I can do a really good job
representing the student body and
bridging the gap between the administration and the students," Strauss
said. "We've got a lot of reaily good
events and aspects of student life at
Whittier and I'm looking at accentuating those and addressing student's
problems on campus."
Strauss plans to focus this connection around the proposed Student
Bill of Rights. "I'm really excited
to see how we can bridge the gap
between the student body and the administration with the Bill of Rights,"
Strauss said. "We are going to have
a better student life with the Bill of
Rights and there will be fewer problems with the administration."
Genzuk, currently ASWC Trea
surer, feels that there are flaws in the
current student government system.
"I really feel that students are under-
represented because COR is composed mostly of representatives from
organizations," Genzuk said. "I think
it should be students who sit at the
table representing the student body
at all times who can then be lobbied
by organizations to get their interests
heard. It's the difference between
Congress being composed of elected
representatives and a representative
from every corporation in the U.S."
Genzuk also feels that students'
voices to the administration are weak.
"The student government is supposed
to be a liaison to the administration,"
he said. "I feel like the administration
stifles and almost censors us."
Genzuk referred to one incident
involving Sportsfest when the administration decided that certain team
names were offensive and could not
be used. "I question why they feel
they are in a position to judge what is
or isn't offensive. The ways I've seen
them interact with students makes it
seems like they feel they can control
what we say. For me, students should
be able to express themselves freely
without fear of repercussions."
Cox is running to make sure
that students are aware of campus
events. "The Director of Campus
Relations is an important position for
someone who really wants students
to be well-informed," she said. "We
see ELECTION, page 4
News You Can Use
This will be the last edition
of the Quaker Campus until
Thursday, Jan. 17.
SPORTSFEST
Pirates heat up competition.
Campus Life, Pages 8-9
BASKETBALL
Poets triumph in overtime.
Sports, Page 16

The Voice of Whittier.College Since 1914
Quaker Campus
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Issue 12-Volume 94
QC@WHITTIER.EDU
An inside look at the
A column by
Justin Velasco
QC Editor in Chief
Trudging through the mounds of
-dirt and carefully stepping over steal
beams and wood boards, A&E Co-Editor Meiisa Miller and I were granted
. a tour of the construction site for the
' new Campus Center.
Sporting our blue construction
lard hats. Project Manager Lori
foodeock and Director of Student
Activities Barny Peake first walked us
to Building A. the old Campus Center.
Along side the building we had to
watch our step. A grease interceptor,
used to collect all the waste from the
kitchen sinks, reveals the tip of itself,
while the rest is buried 15 feet deep
in the old parking lot.
The construction team had to
spend time cleaning the tank. Woodcock noted that at some military
bases, privates are forced to clean
the interceptors as a form of punishment. Jokingly, Peake quirked, "We
are thinking about that [for] student
discipline."
Walking inside the hallowed Spot
it was hard to visualize theold arrangements. "We left nothing." Woodcock
said.
The Club is semi-recognizable, still
containing its bland tile floor that wi
remain. Air conditioning ducks hang
low, but Woodcock plans to move then-
higher. Peake said, "[The Club is] the
only area that will remain the Same."
However, Woodcock believes
CONSTRUCTION, pag
The new Campus Center building will house The Spot, the bookstore, OSA, a new student lounge and an outdoor patio.
PHOTO BY MELISSA MILLER / QC A&E EDITOR
Addezio, Strauss compete for ASWC President
Josh Wood
QC News Co-Editor
Students will vote for new leaders of the Council of Representatives
on Thursday, Nov. 29 and Friday,
Nov. 30. Juniors Steve Addezio and
Dan Strauss are running for ASWC
President while junior Jacob Genzuk
and sophomore Caroline Cox are
running unopposed for Vice President
and Director of Campus Relations,
respectively.
Current ASWC Vice President,
Addezio, running on a ticket with
Genzuk and Cox, feels that he has
the experience necessary to take over
Steinbaugh's position as President.
"I've been on student government
every semester I' ve been at Whittier,"
Addezio said. "Based on what I've
learned and seen in my time on COR,
I've gained insight to know what I
can change. I feel well-qualified and
ambitious."
Addezio decided to run on a ticket
with Genzuk and Cox because of
their group dynamic and trust of each
other . "When you run a campaign
with somebody you already had that
dynamic going into the transition
period," Addezio said. "[Genzuk and
Cox] are dedicated and smart and
I find them to be trustworthy. I've
worked with them before. I feel I can
trust them to do their job well."
This year Addezio worked with
Steinbaugh on the Student Bill of
Rights, which he plans to continue
if he is elected. Addezio also plans
to reform the structure of COR. "I'd
like to undertake a very large, broad,
structural reform of the student
government at every level because
a lot of things with the system don't
work," Addezio said.
Strauss, currently ASWC Mem-
ber-at-Large, wants to strengthen the
student/administration connection.
"I think I can do a really good job
representing the student body and
bridging the gap between the administration and the students," Strauss
said. "We've got a lot of reaily good
events and aspects of student life at
Whittier and I'm looking at accentuating those and addressing student's
problems on campus."
Strauss plans to focus this connection around the proposed Student
Bill of Rights. "I'm really excited
to see how we can bridge the gap
between the student body and the administration with the Bill of Rights,"
Strauss said. "We are going to have
a better student life with the Bill of
Rights and there will be fewer problems with the administration."
Genzuk, currently ASWC Trea
surer, feels that there are flaws in the
current student government system.
"I really feel that students are under-
represented because COR is composed mostly of representatives from
organizations," Genzuk said. "I think
it should be students who sit at the
table representing the student body
at all times who can then be lobbied
by organizations to get their interests
heard. It's the difference between
Congress being composed of elected
representatives and a representative
from every corporation in the U.S."
Genzuk also feels that students'
voices to the administration are weak.
"The student government is supposed
to be a liaison to the administration,"
he said. "I feel like the administration
stifles and almost censors us."
Genzuk referred to one incident
involving Sportsfest when the administration decided that certain team
names were offensive and could not
be used. "I question why they feel
they are in a position to judge what is
or isn't offensive. The ways I've seen
them interact with students makes it
seems like they feel they can control
what we say. For me, students should
be able to express themselves freely
without fear of repercussions."
Cox is running to make sure
that students are aware of campus
events. "The Director of Campus
Relations is an important position for
someone who really wants students
to be well-informed," she said. "We
see ELECTION, page 4
News You Can Use
This will be the last edition
of the Quaker Campus until
Thursday, Jan. 17.
SPORTSFEST
Pirates heat up competition.
Campus Life, Pages 8-9
BASKETBALL
Poets triumph in overtime.
Sports, Page 16